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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the shadow guess is the reason the narrator doesn't want to leave?
(a) The Librarian.
(b) The Gatekeeper.
(c) The Colonel.
(d) The beasts.

2. What does the narrator say the Librarian can never do since she has no mind?
(a) She can never love him.
(b) She can never need him.
(c) She can never miss him.
(d) She can never remember him.

3. What does the Colonel give the narrator to help in walking through the snow?
(a) Snow boots.
(b) A walking stick.
(c) Ski poles.
(d) Snowshoes.

4. What does the narrator compare his world to while climbing through the escape route in Chapter 29?
(a) Gaien Park.
(b) A credit card.
(c) A blue tweed suit.
(d) A unicorn.

5. Which song does the narrator finally begin to play on the accordion?
(a) Blowin' in the Wind.
(b) The Star Spangled Banner.
(c) Georgia on My Mind.
(d) Danny Boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator take the librarian on his last morning?

2. Why do the people in the laundromat stare at the narrator when he begins drying the clothes?

3. Where does the shadow tell the narrator they're going?

4. What does the narrator buy while in the park?

5. What day is it when the narrator and the chubby girl finally arrive in the subway system?

Short Essay Questions

1. Given what the narrator tells his shadow about why he plans to stay, what do you think he plans to do with his time in the Town?

2. Which situation does the narrator define as "despair" in Chapter 33?

3. What does the narrator say in Chapter 37 about "...tuning in on the particulars of the world" and why is that important?

4. Describe the significance of the music in Chapter 36.

5. What is "the encyclopedia wand"?

6. Why does the Librarian say the accordion is "the key" in Chapter 36?

7. Why does the narrator say looking for the Librarian's mind is not like looking for raindrops?

8. What does the narrator say he plans to do with the Librarian's mind once he has read it?

9. Explain what the Colonel tells the narrator about the digging of the hole in Chapter 30.

10. What is the significance of the narrator's realization of what the accordion is and how to use it?

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